Clarendon · Suburb / Locality
Recorded crime in the area — the overall offence rate per 100,000 residents, the mix of offence types, and how it is changing. Sourced from state and territory police data; offence definitions differ by state, so comparisons across state lines are indicative only.
Much lower crime rates than most similar areas make Clarendon a relatively safe place. The total number of recorded offences per 100,000 people is 2,333, and this figure has dropped by 50% over the last five years.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clarendon — lower than 68% of areas.
| Clarendon | 2,333 |
|---|---|
| 5157, SA | 1,459 |
The overall recorded-offence rate and its five-year trend.
Recorded offences in Clarendon are lower than in most similar areas. Theft is the most common crime at 40%, followed by burglary and property damage which both account for 26.7%.
2,333
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Total recorded criminal offences per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). The per-capita rate is the meaningful map metric — raw counts just track population. Offence definitions and counting rules differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
-50.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Change in the recorded-offence rate over the latest five years — positive means crime is rising, negative means it is falling. Computed from each region's annual series.
Rates for assault, sexual offences, robbery, burglary, theft, drugs and more.
The burglary rate of 622 is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the rates for theft and property damage both sit around the middle for their levels, at 933 and 622 respectively.
622
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded burglary (unlawful entry) per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
933
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded theft per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
622
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Recorded property damage per 100,000 residents per year (latest complete year, from the state/territory police service). Offence definitions differ by state, so cross-state comparisons are indicative only.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Crime & Safety in Clarendon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40262/clarendon/topic/crime-safety
